VOA News The parents of Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student who was released from North Korean custody in a vegetative state, accused North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of «unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity» Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to blame Kim for the death of their son. «Kim and his evil […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump will address a friendly audience Saturday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, capping a tumultuous week highlighted by failed talks at a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and damning testimony before Congress by former personal attorney Michael Cohen. The conference promises to be a welcome […]readmore
VOA News/Masood Farivar CAPITOL HILL — It barely registered with lawmakers during disgraced lawyer Michael Cohen’s dramatic congressional testimony Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s alleged misdeeds throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and his first year in office. But in what could spell a major legal headache for Trump, House Democrats are investigating whether the president hid […]readmore
Vineyard Wind’s project to create a wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard was approved unanimously by the Coastal Resources Management Council at Tuesday night’s meeting. Vineyard Wind CEO Lars Pederson said in a statement, «We thank the members of the CRMC, the Fisheries Advisory Board, and other fishermen for working with us to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — Lt. Governor Daniel McKee today unveiled an update to Rhode Island’s State Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders featuring a new, bold set of recommendations for improving supports and services for Rhode Islanders affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The Lt. Governor was joined by Representative Mia Ackerman (D-Cumberland, Lincoln) and Senator […]readmore
Additional funding aiding states with high percentage of poor bridge decks The federal government will be investing an additional $54.5 million in Rhode Island bridge improvement and repair projects this year thanks to provisions in a new spending law authored by U.S. Senator Jack Reed. Reed joined with Governor Gina Raimondo, the Congressional delegation, the […]readmore
Senators introduce Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 to prevent voter discrimination nationwide WASHINGTON, DC – On the 54th anniversary of the first Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Doug Jones (D-AL) and a host of colleagues in introducing the Voting Rights […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced today that her 2019 Inaugural Committee raised a total of $50,000 to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. This donation will help provide food assistance to more than 53,000 Rhode Islanders who rely on the Food Bank each month. «No one should have to choose between paying […]readmore
Democratic Senators reintroduce bill requiring public, unclassified report on Khashoggi murder by Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON, DC – While the Trump Administration refuses to make public information about the slaying of U.S. resident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in October of 2018, a group of U.S. Senators is […]readmore
VOANews/Reuters BARCELONA — Flexible and folding formats framed the future of smartphones this week as manufacturers focused on new forms in an effort to jolt the market out of uniformity and re-invigorate sales. But anyone hoping to tap or swipe Huawei’s Mate X, a smartphone that wraps the screen around the front and back, was soon […]readmore
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